The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1887-06-04
CHATTER 1856.

. Jury tHt6S OeCO6eb CJJS IoLCtC6 ana tIle
Sdtecf Virginia, d,admakinq ftuthG
appropriation to complete tie surrey
and marking the same.
SECTION L. x
SEC. 2. And be it further enacted,
That the Northwestern line of this
State is line commencing at the
Fairfax Stone, at the head of the
North Branch of the Potomac river,
and running thence due North to the
Southern line of the State of Penn
sylvanIa as surveyed in the year
eighteen hundred and fifty-nine, by
the commissioners appointed by the
State OF Maryland and Virginia in
conformity with the laws passed bX
the said States for that purpose
SEC. 3. And be it further enacted,
That the sum of ten thousand dollars
or so much thereof as may be neces-
sary be, and the same is hereby APP
propriated for the payment of this
States proportion of such expenses
as may be required to complete the
survey and record of sale lines, and
that the compensation OF the COM
missiOnerS on the part of this State,
and that of the officers ofthe United
States engineers employed under
him, for services alread rendered
and to be rendered, sh.ll be such
reasonable cOmpenSatiOntS the Gov.
ernOr may in his discretion allow.
Provided, the same does not exceed
yearly salary of two thusand dol
lars to the former and of one thous-
and dollars to the later, and the
Comptroller is hereby directed to
issue his warrant or warrants upon
the Treasurer in pursuance of the
Governors order therefT, for the
payment of such sums If money as
may be hereby required.
SEC. 4. And be it enacted, That this
act shall take effect from the date of
its passage.
Passed March 9Th, 1870.
After the enactment of this law,
provision having been made therein
for the continuance and completion
of the work, the field work was re-
sumed in 1860, and all the surveys
necessary for the drsughting of a
map showing accurately the topog-
raphy of the sections through which
the line was located, were made, as
also Of the roads, streams, trails and
lands in the neighnorhood of the
line, which, together with a system
of leVelling to ascertain the elevation
of various points above the level of
the sea for the purpose of giving
true representation of the character
of the mountainous regions, were
pursued during the summer of 1860,
as suggested by Lieut.. Micheer.
These concluded, the maps were
drawn and returned, and reports
made of the results.
On December LIST. 1861, Lee, com.
missioner for Maryland, made a re.
port marked "Records of Results
containing much valuable informa.
ton, the most interesting of which is
here given in reference to the West.
ern Boundary:
"Eight permanent marks were
erected in 1859, by direction of the
commissioners Of Maryland and Vir.
glnia, and at the joint expense of the
two States,.to designate points on the
Meridian of Fairfax Stone.'
Their position was determined as.
Economically by Lieut.. N. Micheler,
U. S. Typographical Engineers, as.
sisted by Mr.. Louis Daser. In the
field computation of the observations
a slight error was detected in the
position of some of these, too late to
be corrected, the amount of which,
together with the position of the
monuments along the Boundary line.
are here given.
/. At Fairfax Stone-Cut stone rest.
ing on stone foundation this il
set Immediately South of the old
stone marked "Ffx," planted in
1746, to show the bounds of the
Fairfax grant. This old stone
was not disturbed.
II. On Back bone-15l1O feet from
the first cut stone, same as No. |
centre of stone % $40 inches too
far West.
III. Intersection with N. w. Vir-
ginia Turnpike, near ChIsholm's
mill. Cut stone obelisk, 5 feet
high, resting on stone base,
30,355 feet from No. 2.
". Lauer Hill-17 ,535 feet from No.
3. Mound of earth and stones
around stake. Centre of stake
8 7-10 inches too far West.
V. Intersection with Baltimore a.
Ohio Railroad-19, 3l0 from No. 4.
Cut stone same as at N. w. Va.
Turnpike.
vi. Shaggy Mountain-24,2 60 feet
from No. 5. Square cut stone 3
feet high, resting on d large rock,
on the top of which is a cut stone
obelisk.
VII. Felix's Hill-34,OG0 feet from
No. 6.-Same as at Shaggy noun
tain. Centre of stone7 Clio inches
too far West.
VIII. Intersection with Mason and
Dixon's line-51, 245 feet from
No. 7. Cut stone feet long, sunk
% feet in the ground. Centre of
stone % $40 inches too far Waot